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...most prospective automobile buyers, the major difficulty involved in buying a Cadillac is the financing. Last week in New York City, a town where herds of Cadillacs prowl the canyons of the upper East Side, it was hard even for those with the asking price ($3,881.71 to $6,285.96) to buy a new Caddie. In five Cadillac agencies, 84 automobile salesmen (95% the sales force) were on strike. The strikers, all recently organized members of Local 917, Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, A.F.L. have been averaging $1,400 a month in salaries and commissions, according to General...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: The Solid Gold Teamsters | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

...rose petal on it. murmured seductively: "That is your mouth." Furthermore, he declared. "You are a quivering pink poppy in a golden, windswept space." John was a poor young cartoonist in those days, and all he could pay was compliments, but there were many wealthy wolves on the prowl at Evelyn's door. At 16, she had adorned the cover of Collier's magazine in the famous Eternal Question portrait by Charles Dana Gibson, and she was known to thousands as the prettiest piece of fluff in the big city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Nov. 7, 1955 | 11/7/1955 | See Source »

...student countered by accusing the police officer of abusive treatment in arresting him. When he protested his innocence the officer called for assistance from six policemen and two prowl cars...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cambridge Police Arrest Junior for Insolent Conduct | 10/22/1955 | See Source »

Official New York went into furious action. Cops filled the tanks of their prowl cars so that they would not have to waste a minute during errands of rescue. Extra patrolmen were stationed in waterfront areas. The fire department sent extra pumpers to vulnerable Staten Island. Civil Defense stayed open all night, its rescue trucks on the ready. The Coast Guard warned shipping, mobilized crews of emergency workers. Airlines canceled flights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Hurricane's Way | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

...audiophile is on the prowl for the utmost realism, he will have gone binaural, with double sound channels and speakers, in the manner of cinema's stereophonic sound. At present he can use this expensive setup only to play tape and the records of one small company (Cook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Hi-Fi Takes Over | 2/28/1955 | See Source »

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